Parenta Magazine March 2020
March is the month many of us have been waiting for since last October…the clocks ‘springing’ forward, giving us lighter evenings! This is also the time of year when people start thinking about their annual spring clean; and wanting to get rid of the old stuff in their homes and businesses. Taking part in ‘National Old Stuff Day’ on 2nd March is a great reason to get started with the spring cleaning in your setting! In Tamsin Grimmer’s article this month “Keep on talking and mind the gap”, she reveals that almost half of year one children lack the vocabulary they need to access the curriculum. Using a holistic approach, we have chosen some activities that you can implement in your setting that will help expand the children’s vocabulary, but at the same time covering many areas of learning and development in the EYFS. Have a great month and please don’t forget to put your clocks forward by one hour at 1am on Sunday 29th March! Happy reading!
March is the month many of us have been waiting for since last October…the clocks ‘springing’ forward, giving us lighter evenings!
This is also the time of year when people start thinking about their annual spring clean; and wanting to get rid of the old stuff in their homes and businesses. Taking part in ‘National Old Stuff Day’ on 2nd March is a great reason to get started with the spring cleaning in your setting!
In Tamsin Grimmer’s article this month “Keep on talking and mind the gap”, she reveals that almost half of year one children lack the vocabulary they need to access the curriculum. Using a holistic approach, we have chosen some activities that you can implement in your setting that will help expand the children’s vocabulary, but at the same time covering many areas of learning and development in the EYFS.
Have a great month and please don’t forget to put your clocks forward by one hour at 1am on Sunday 29th March!
Happy reading!
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Here’s an action plan of things to do:<br />
1. Decide where and when you want<br />
to hold your event. You might need<br />
to check with the boss or setting<br />
if you are not the one with the<br />
authority to authorise events.<br />
2. Invite family, friends and<br />
colleagues to attend and to also<br />
support your event by baking some<br />
cakes. You could design, or get<br />
your older children to design, an<br />
invitation and/or poster to use, or<br />
use the free downloadable ones on<br />
the Dementia UK website.<br />
3. Bake your cakes – there are free<br />
recipes on the website too, and if<br />
all else fails, you can always buy<br />
some cakes for your sale – this isn’t<br />
about being the best cook!<br />
4. Get ready for your day by printing<br />
off some bunting, flags and<br />
information to use or give out to<br />
guests.<br />
5. Decide on your pricing strategy –<br />
50p/£1 per cake or cup of tea – it’s<br />
up to you.<br />
6. Plan extra activities such as:<br />
a. Guess the weight of the cake<br />
b. Raffle – ask people to donate<br />
prizes<br />
c. Bring and buy stall<br />
7. Enjoy your event catching up with<br />
friends, family and colleagues; sell<br />
off any unsold cakes at the end of<br />
the day too.<br />
8. Send your money to Dementia UK<br />
knowing that you have made a real<br />
and positive difference to people’s<br />
lives.<br />
The week officially runs from 1st–8th<br />
<strong>March</strong>, although you can hold your<br />
event at any time during the month, or<br />
even, during the year. If dementia is<br />
something that is particularly close to<br />
your heart, you could make it a regular<br />
monthly or bi-monthly event too.<br />
The first event was held in 2009 and<br />
raised £8,000, but since then, there<br />
have been over 8,664 tea parties,<br />
with an average 173,280 slices of cake<br />
being eaten with 21,660 gallons of tea!<br />
But they have also, more importantly,<br />
raised £760,966 and supported 6,000<br />
people affected by dementia.<br />
So get your aprons on and get<br />
involved!<br />
Hosting an event is simple. You can<br />
register here for a fund-raising pack<br />
which is full of information, including<br />
tea party tips and tricks, recipes,<br />
invitations and posters, but more<br />
downloadable items are also available<br />
online too.<br />
If you need more information, you<br />
can call the Time for a Cuppa team<br />
on 020 8036 5379 or email them on<br />
timeforacuppa@dementiauk.org.<br />
Dementia UK say, “every cake you<br />
bake, every cuppa you make and every<br />
pound you raise can make a huge<br />
difference to families facing dementia”.<br />
So what have you got to lose? Start<br />
planning your event for your setting<br />
today and let us know how you get on<br />
by sending your pictures and stories to<br />
marketing@parenta.com.<br />
References<br />
1. bit.ly/2vPxv1E<br />
2. bit.ly/2vPxv1E<br />
3. bit.ly/2vPxv1E<br />
4. bit.ly/2SMbNof<br />
5. bit.ly/2V8jTsO<br />
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